WINES-TOURS

WINES TOURS : 

VINEYARD OF THE HAUTES COLLINES OF THE CÔTE D’AZUR High hills area. Saint-Jeannet vineyard. In Saint-Jeannet on the Hauteus of the Côte d'Azur we discovered the Hautes Collines estate, a quality artisanal vineyard located on land where the Romans cultivated vines alongside olive trees. Wines like no other which are aged in the sun in glass bottles for 3 months to 3 years, on terraces which allows oxidation to be worked on without sulphites. thanks to a phenomenon due to the sun accelerating the maturity of this wine which has very particular aromas. Every year Georges Rasse prints new labels from a painting that his brother Rémy, painter, perfected by choosing the colors, the themes that go with this unique wine, everything is fabulous.

visit lasting approximately one hour and tasting: Discover the unique winemaking method used in this estate during your tour of the vineyards and cellar, followed by a tasting of 6 wines aged under the sun at the estate in the high hills of the Côte d'Azur


                                                                                                                                                                                                           


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Nice

Your day begins with pickup from your Nice hotel by air-conditioned vehicle.
Nice : capital of the Côte d’Azur, located in the Alpes Maritimes department, is rich in its historical and cultural heritage. The picturesque streets, the pebble beaches, the lilting accent, the gastronomy... make the city of the Riviera a good place to live. The tour will take you through this city rich in history, beauty and culture. You will start with the Centenary Monument,

La Verrerie de Biot, unique know-how: 

The tradition of glass in Provence existed for more than a millennium, before disappearing in 1899. In 1956, La Verrerie de Biot with the creation of bubbled glass marked a turning point, a renaissance. La Verrerie de Biot has succeeded in controlling the bubble, imprisoning it between two layers of glass, thus turning a defect (the bubble) into a quality: bubbled glass. The soul of Biot glasses rests in its bubbles, each glass is unique. With each bubble, a secret, a breath, a tradition.

VISIT TO THE OPIO MILL


In the heart of Provence in the Nice hinterland between Cannes and Grasse, it is in Opio that you will discover one of the largest oil mills in the region. For 7 generations, the Moulin d’Opio has belonged to the Michel family. In 1848, it was Mr. Authion who took over this centuries-old establishment. The wheel of the traditional mill powered by water from the Brague turns quietly as time passes, until the day when Mr. Roger Michel inherits this business. He decides to shake up habits by installing a more productive traditional mill. Despite the great frost of 1956, which decimated practically all the surrounding olive groves, this mill continued thanks to the will of its owners. While the other colleagues closed their doors, it was the love and passion for the milling profession that allowed the Michel family to continue crushing olives from producers in the Mediterranean basin. The commitment to Mediterranean flavors and their attachment to the terroir has brought the Michel family to notoriety in the olive sector. When Roger Michel's daughter, Christine, took over this family business, she in turn decided to expand the mill with modern facilities.

GORDON AIG'S NEST OF THE CÔTE D'AZUR 


Clinging to the top of a dizzying cliff at an altitude of 760 m, Gourdon is a balcony opening onto the Gorges du Loup and the Mediterranean. Massed behind an imposing castle surrounded by gardens designed by Le Nôtre, the old houses have been well preserved and restored in this lively village brought to life by artisans.

Saint-Jeannet, gateway to the Baous 

Saint-Jeannet is a village located in the Alpes Maritimes department, in the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region, about twenty kilometers from Nice, between Gattières, Gaude and Vence. The village is perched at the foot of the Saint-Jeannet baou, a rocky mass culminating at 800 m. It attracts many hikers and climbers, and dominates the Cagne valley where the ruins of an ancient fortified sheepfold, Castellet, stand. At the top of Baou, an orientation table provides information to walkers, who can see below the village and offshore a magnificent panorama which extends from the Alpine peaks of Mercantour to the hills of Nice, to Antibes, the Lérins islands and in the Estérel massif.

High hills area. Saint-Jeannet vineyard.

Saint-Jeannet has long been the land of vines and wine. a family of diehard winegrowers, the Rasse family, maintains the tradition. The Hautes Collines estate produces high quality wines, including the tiled “rosé”, golden for several months in bare glass carboys exposed to the sun. It is then transferred to oak barrels where it reaches its final maturity.